Acanthaceae

Whitfieldia Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4155 (1845)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Grall, A. & Darbyshire, I. (2021). A synopsis of the African genus Whitfieldia (Acanthaceae: Whitfieldieae) and a key to the species. Kew Bulletin 76: 191-221. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 65.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Evrard & Demillecamps in Belg. J. Bot. 125: 89–100 (1992).
  • Hook. in Bot. Mag. 71: t.4155 (1845).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Belg. J.Bot. 125: 89 (1992)
  • Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4155 (1845)
  • DC., Prodr. 11: 220 (1847)
  • F.T.A. 5: 65 (1899)
  • G.P. 2: 1085 (1876)
  • Syst. Bot. 26: 104 (2001)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2021 Hens, F. [343] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001208522 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Wakefield, T. [s.n.] Kenya K001208565 Type Yes
Sep 20, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000041544 Lectotype Yes
Sep 20, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000394213 Type Yes
Sep 20, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000041543 Type Yes
Meikle, R.D. [564] Nigeria K:SPC-17176.000 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17778] Tanzania K001930577 Yes
Millen, H. [141] Nigeria K001208523 Syntype Yes
K:SPC-04321.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1842] Tanzania K:SPC-04322.000 No
s.coll. [2743] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004594608 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8337] Tanzania K:SPC-04320.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [357] Uganda K:SPC-13101.000 No
Millen, H. [195] Nigeria K001208524 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0